Tag: race

White Washed

In this powerful blog post, Fahmida Begum explores the colonial resonances of adverts for 'skin lightening' products, and questions when we will move past the 'white as right' standard of both beauty and so-called 'civilisation'. Purity, cleanliness and goodness are just some connotations of the colour white. In a period where imperial expansion dominated, brands... Continue Reading →

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Coming to terms with our history: everything wrong with The British Tribe Next Door (ep. 1)

A historical take on the controversial series opens our minds to the dark past of the British Empire and the treatment of indigenous populations for political, economic and social gain.  By Alex Gingham-Lake Figure 1 The Moffatt's replica home on the programme Channel 4 From “a racist cringe-fest”[1] to “the mother of all controversies”[2], The British Tribe Next Door was... Continue Reading →

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